Journal article
The impact of power on health care team performance and patient safety: A review of the literature
Ergonomics, Vol.64(8), pp.1072-1090
2021
PMID: 33775234
Abstract
Communication failure within health care teams is a major cause of patient harm across health care settings. Factors which contribute to communication failure include actual or perceived 'power'. Whilst a great deal of ergonomics research has focussed on teamwork in health care, the role of power in relation to measurable patient safety and performance outcomes remains relatively unknown. This article presents the findings from a review of the literature on power within multidisciplinary health care team settings. Following a systematic literature search, nineteen studies were evaluated in terms of research design, methods and analyses across the included studies. The main impacts resulting from power imbalances include negative effects on team collaboration, decision-making, communication and overall performance. Wider patient safety research, and more specifically the ergonomics discipline, is encouraged to address the complex interplay between power and teamwork in the health care sector.
Details
- Title
- The impact of power on health care team performance and patient safety: A review of the literature
- Authors
- Erin L Stevens (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsAdam Hulme (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsPaul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems
- Publication details
- Ergonomics, Vol.64(8), pp.1072-1090
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/00140139.2021.1906454
- ISSN
- 1366-5847
- PMID
- 33775234
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems; External; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99522507202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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